Reducing your fleet size can cut costs and carbon emissions without the need for further investment. 

Fleet rationalisation means reducing your fleet size to make sure each vehicle is used as efficiently as possible. This process involves checking out your vehicles’ usage and removing any that exceed requirements. In doing this, you’ll significantly reduce your running costs as fewer vehicles will be leased, purchased and insured. You’ll also make CO2e savings as each vehicle has emissions embedded in its production.  

You should try to encourage your employees to follow the sustainable transport hierarchy which includes: 

• remote working 
• active travel 
• public transport use 
• car sharing 
• car clubs 

This will naturally reduce your need for fleet vehicles. Fleet rationalisation should be a continual part of managing your fleet.